Relive Ramblin’ Man Fair with the official live CD
– All profits from the release will be donated to Nordoff
Robbins Music Therepy

2017 Dates & Early Bird Tickets Announced

Ramblin’ Man Fair would like to say a massive thank you to all who came, performed and contributed to make this years festival so special.

“We have been overwhelmed by the positive feedback we have received from our staging of the Ramblin’ Man Fair festival at Mote Park, Maidstone across the weekend of 23/24 July 2016. We had over 22,000 people on site over the weekend. There was a fantastic atmosphere with no trouble of any sort and no arrests. The cream of global classic rock, prog, country and blues music delivered some incredible performances. As The Daily Express has written “The only festival in the UK of its kind, hosting music from this slightly marginalised but fanatically followed genre, is superbly organised with top notch food and bar areas, including its own beer festival catering for the avid sold out crowd…If you like a festival experience that does what it says on the tin with great music, hospitality and genuine people then the Ramblin’ Man Festival has all of these special ingredients for you.”

We are delighted to be able to put on the festival at Mote Park. A wonderful location and we are very happy to be able to put money back into the local community via the council. We had customers from all over Europe and the UK and we think the festival acts as a great showcase for Maidstone and Kent. The festival also yielded a triple live CD set featuring donated songs by over 35 artists with all proceeds going to Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy.

We are aware of 35 complaints made to the council relating to noise levels. Whilst we were well within agreed noise levels we take the concerns of any residents very seriously. We will be continuing to work with the Council to minimise any disruption to the local residents whilst working very hard to make this event a continued highlight of the Maidstone calendar in the coming years. Early bird tickets for 2017 are onside now!” – Chris Ingham, Spirit of Rock owner and Creative Director of Ramblin Man

Rock fans can relive this years’ Ramblin’ Man Fair with the official live CD, now available to purchase online exclusively from – www.liveherenow.com.
The deluxe three-disc compilation or digital download, was recorded at this years’ Ramblin’ Man Fair and features over 3 hours of live music from 35 Artists, including Sunday night headliners Black Stone Cherry. All profits from the release will be donated to Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy.

Recorded by specialist live music service, Live Here Now, the album was made available to festival-goers ‘instantly’ on Sunday night as Black Stone Cherry left the stage. The tracks were handpicked by the artists taking part, including ‘Planet Rock Stage’ set highlights from Thunder, Thin Lizzy, Europe, The Cadillac Three and more.

The album also features artists from the ‘Prog In The Park’ and the ‘Outlaw Country and Blues’ stages, including tracks from Family, Procol Harum, Uriah Heep, Von Hertzen Brothers, The Zombies, Purson, Walter Trout, Hayseed Dixie, The White Buffalo, Whiskey Myers, Blurred Vision and Devin Townsend & Che’ Aimee Dorval’s Casualties Of Cool (see tracklist for more).

Marcus “MJ” Salisbury, Head of Production for Live Here Now, said “We are incredibly privileged to be working with some of the most talented rock, prog and blues bands from across the generations. This compilation not only captures the incredible spirit of the festival, but will also raise money for Nordoff Robbins, who help change the lives of vulnerable children and adults across the UK with music therapy.”

The CD (£20 + P&P) and digital download (£10) are available to order now fromwww.liveherenow.com.

Track list
CD 1
1/ INGLORIOUS – HOLY WATER.
2/ I O EARTH – REDEMPTION.
3/ ROAD DOG – THE WRECK OF DUVALL COUNTY.
4/ FROST* – BLACK LIGHT MACHINE.
5/ HOGJAW – THIS WHISKEY
6/ THE DEAD DAISIES – MAINLINE.
7/ TERRORVISION – CELEBRITY HITLIST.
8/ PURSON – THE SKY PARADE.
9/ WHISKEY MYERS – EARLY MORNING SHAKES.
10/ LIFESIGNS – CAROUSEL.
11/ BOB WAYNE – DOPE TRAIN.

CD 2
1/ THE ZOMBIES – TIME OF THE SEASON.
2/ SUPERSUCKERS – GIBBER JABBER
3/ EUROPE – NOTHING TO YA.
4 URIAH HEEP – ONE MINUTE.
5/ THE WHITE BUFFALO – HOME IS IN YOUR ARMS.
6/ THIN LIZZY – THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN.
7/ HAYSEED DIXIE – WARPIGS.
8/ FAMILY – TOP OF THE HILL.
9/ PAT McMANUS – IONA SUNSET.
10/ GRAVELTONES – FORGET ABOUT THE TROUBLE.
11/ THE FIERCE AND THE DEAD – MAGNET IN YOUR FACE.
12/ SIMO – I’D RATHER DIE IN VAIN.
13/ THE KENTUCKY HEADHUNTERS – HAVE YOU EVER LOVED A WOMAN
14/ KING KING – WAKING UP.
15/ BLURED VISION – NO MORE WAR.

CD 3
1/ THE ANSWER – COME FOLLOW ME.
2/ TAX THE HEAT – FED TO THE LIONS.
3/ THE VON HERTZEN BROTHERS – NEW DAY RISING.
4/ THE CADILLAC THREE – THE SOUTH.
5/ DEVIN TOWNSEND & CHE’ AIMEE DORVAL’S CASUALTIES OF COOL – GONE IS GONE
6/ WALTER TROUT – PLAYIN’ HIDEAWAY.
7/ THUNDER – BACKSTREET SYMPHONY.
8/ PROCOL HARUM – MAN WITH A MISSION.
9/ BLACK STONE CHERRY – ME AND MARY JANE.

Nordoff Robbins is the largest independent music therapy charity in the UK, dedicated to changing the lives of vulnerable and isolated people.
We support thousands of people through our own center’s and by working in partnership with a wide range of organisations including care homes, schools and hospitals. In the hands of a trained practitioner, music therapy can be used to support people living with a wide range of needs. It can help a child with autism to communicate, unlock forgotten memories for those living with dementia or provide comfort for someone facing a terminal illness. Music therapy can be life-changing for so many people.

Ramblin ‘ Man Fair to take place on 29th & 30th July 2017

The festival takes place in the beautiful Mote Park in Maidstone, Kent – the garden of England. The park is one of the largest in South East England with more than 450 acres of mature parkland and a 30 acre lake. With multiple travel links via train (Ashford International, Maidstone East and Maidstone West in close proximity) and road (with three park and rides available around Maidstone). The festival site is also perfect for European festival goers with easy links to the London airports, the Channel and Ferries to and from mainland Europe.
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